Djibril Cissé is poised to make a return to Ligue 1. As per L’Equipe, as reported by football.fr this Sunday, the transfer of the former Marseille striker to Bastia is now just a matter of hours away. The player is anticipated to sign a four-year contract, fulfilling a dream he has harbored for some time.
With a remarkable record of 94 goals in Ligue 1, Djibril Cissé fits the ideal profile sought by Bastia to complement Wahbi Khazri and Gianni Bruno in the attack. Corsican President Pierre-Marie Geronimi expressed the club’s interest in the Kuban Krasnodar player on Tuesday, stating, “A club like Sporting can only be interested in a player like Djibril Cissé.”
Excluded from Deschamps’ selections since his departure from France, Cissé’s return to Ligue 1 could potentially reopen doors to the French national team and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The former Liverpool FC scorer might bolster the attacking lineup alongside Karim Benzema and Olivier Giroud for the Blues.
